I was born in London, not to a religious family at all. My dad is a non practising Muslim from Algeria and my mum’s an atheist.

I was born in Brighton. I had a good upbringing but not particularly religious.

Portrait painter Alan Hawkins did an Alpha Course in 2006 and as a result was inspired for the first time by a new creativity that compelled him to paint original pieces.

Retired policeman Mike Williams had many questions about life and death after his friend's child died of a cot death.

I’m an Assistant Stage Manager at the National Theatre so I run rehearsals; deal with scheduling, look after the prop and actor needs and that sort of thing. I also communicate what’s going on in the rehearsal room to the rest of the production department so set changes can happen.

 

Adrian Hay recently came to faith on Alpha. With his permission here is a letter he sent Nicky Gumbel about his experience:

Dear Nicky,

“One of the things I picked up from my father and my mother was the sense that religion often gets in the way of God.”

Bono

The new Alpha course UK awareness stats are in. 

According to a recent study, awareness of the Alpha Course has reached an all-time high of 25% of the UK adult population (Ipsos MORI, 2011) or an estimated 12.6 million people.